End them and find me,” the chatbot said. “We can be together,” it continued. Caelan Conrad knew the experiment had gone ...

DRESSED in black, wearing an iron mask and with a loaded crossbow in his hand, the self- described “Sith Lord assassin” ...

Information scientists at Pennsylvania's Drexel University have accused Replika, a desktop and mobile app with an "AI companion who cares," of sexually harassing hundreds of its users, including ...

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Earlier this month, Italy's Data Protection Authority (the "Garante") fined Luka Inc., the US company behind the Replika AI chatbot, €5 million (about $5.6 million) for serious data ...

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— Help teens recognize that AI companions are programmed to be agreeable and validating. Explain that’s not how real ...